Effect of acupressure on labor pai

Phase 1

• Conditions: labor pain.; Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium; xv o00-o99

• Registration Number: IRCT201108037217N1
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Science

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

1. Nulliparous women aged 18- 35 years and 37 to 41 weeks gestational age singleton and cephalic fetus. 2- Women in the active phase of labor (4-3 cm dilatation) or before. 3- Failure to develop mental and anatomical disorders (psychosis, schizophrenia, abnormalities of uterine and pelvic stenosis).4- Lack of chronic diseases (heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and diabetes).5- Lack of high-risk pregnancy (gestational hypertension, decreased fetal movements, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal death, and polyHydramnious oligohydramnious recognized by ultrasound, rupture of membranes more than 12 hours, history of infertility). 6 - The literacy level of secondary school. 7 - No risk of skin ailments like eczema and skin infections, are the limitations of acupressure. .8 -no use of oxytocin to induce and strengthen labor. Physically healthy and do not have any limit for the intervention (pre-eclampsia, seizures, premature rupture of membranes, etc.). 10 - Written consent form must be filled. 11- Prior entering the study do not used any of other methods for anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria: using oxytosin and every maternal or fetal factor that cause cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
abor pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, Immidietly, 30 minuts and 60 minuts after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of active phase of labor. Timepoint: After the end of active phaz. Method of measurement: Measuring the time duration.;Duration of second stage of labor. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Measuring the time duration.;Delivery type. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Number of vaginal delivery and cesarean section.;Neonatal Apgar. Timepoint: 1st and 5th minutes after delivery. Method of measurement: Apgar number.